Sodwana in Kwazulu-Natal is an exposed beach and reef break that has unreliable waves. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of sharks and rocks.

Sodwana Location Maps

Surf photos fromthe gallery

Use this relief map to navigate to KZN North surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Sodwana

Visitor Reviews of Sodwana

“Waste of time, petrol and holiday destination.
NO FREE ACCESS TO THE BEACH
R120 Dec 2014...for 2 people and a car to go see if its glassy enough for a paddle
Not a surfers spot, just up country destination for fishermen and divers .. drunken at that, can't understand it as no alcohol is allowed on any beach or public area
So if you would like to hang out at Boksburg by the Sea, then pull in,
for a Surfie?...BAH!..never again”

Vryheid Airport (VYD), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Sodwana and is 216 km (134 miles) away.

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Sodwana, KZN North. Use the tab navigation above to view Sodwana sea temperature, Sodwana photographs, Sodwana detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Sodwana webcams, current wind from KZN North live weather stations and Sodwana tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Sodwana.